UN Special Political Missions 1945-2025: An Overview

World News in Brief: Appeal for calm in Kashmir, women on the move, increased Ebola deaths in communities, 12th anniversary of MH17

The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, has appealed for calm in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir amid unrest ahead of regional elections.

Hunger deepens for displaced families in Sudan’s El Obeid

UN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid.